Arthropoda
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Arthropoda
1865–70; < New Latin; see arthro-, -poda ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Insects share many characteristics with crustaceans, which are coveted and esteemed; both are members of the phylum Arthropoda.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018
See the journal Arthropoda Selecta for more details.
From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2016
Arthropoda dominate the animal kingdom with an estimated 85 percent of known species, with many still undiscovered or undescribed.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
As in other members of Arthropoda, chelicerates also utilize an open circulatory system, with a tube-like heart that pumps blood into the large hemocoel that bathes the internal organs.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Arthropoda, ar-throp′od-a, n.pl. a great division of the animal kingdom, the body consisting of a definite number of segments, each having a pair of hollow jointed limbs into which the body muscles proceed.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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